A galaxy far, far away, a TV legend front and center in an adaptation with a modern twist, and an adorable lion cub were the stars of the live-action presentation at Disney's D23 event, at which the studio unveiled multiple highly anticipated sneak peeks on Saturday.

Among the most anticipated first looks was that for "Star Wars: The Last Jedi."

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Director Rian Johnson was joined by cast members Mark Hamill, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Gwendoline Christie, Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern and Benicio Del Toro to show a new behind-the-scenes featurette with looks at the upcoming film.

Those hoping for a full "Star Wars" trailer were let down, but Disney did have the first extended look at "A Wrinkle in Time."

Director Ava DuVernay, young star and newcomer Storm Reid, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling, Chris Pine and Oprah Winfrey all took the stage to introduce the new trailer for what DuVernay called "a family story wrapped in an epic adventure."

Kaling emphasized, however, that the film, based on the 1962 novel, is filled with modern flare.

The quotations spoken by her character, Mrs. Who, for example, were updated to be more "inclusive." Mrs. Who quotes Jay-Z, among others, Kaling said.

'The Lion King' visual effects revealed

Jon Favreau, director of "The Lion King," brought with him a piece of footage that elicited the most nostalgic feelings among the audience.

The footage show from the live-action "The Lion King" was a shot-by-shot remake of the opening scene from the animated film, complete with "The Circle of Life" blaring in the background and a first look at CGI Simba.

Walt Disney Studios chairman Alan Horn told the crowd the live-action version would be "respectful and faithful to the lion king you already know and love."

New Mary Poppins actress pays tribute to Julie Andrews

A full trailer for "Mary Poppins Returns" was not ready for D23, but star Emily Blunt and director Rob Marshall presented a rough cut of scenes accompanied by a Disney orchestra.

In the footage, which was not made available to the public, there were sneak peeks of the characters played by Meryl Streep, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Dick Van Dyke, and Angela Lansbury.

"I needed to try to pay homage to Julie Andrews but carve out a new space for myself," Blunt said of taking the role.

The film will be released Christmas 2018.

Guardians rescue Thor

A hair-raising teaser trailer for "Avengers: Infinity War" stole the show at the star-studded presentation of the Walt Disney Studios upcoming live-action films at the studios' fan convention D23, upstaging even "Star Wars: The Last Jedi," Oprah Winfrey and Mary Poppins.

The trailer, which has not yet been released online, was packed to the brim with tantalizing scenes, including Thor, floating and near dead in deep space being rescued by the Guardians of the Galaxy; Spider-Man's hair standing up on his arm; Tony Stark ominously warning that, "He's coming for us," likely talking about Thanos; and Thanos himself gripping a weakened Thor's skull and looking ready to crack it with ease.

Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige was joined on stage by stars in the film, including Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange, Tom Holland as Spider-Man, Sebastian Stan as The Winter Soldier, Elizabeth Olsen as The Scarlett Witch, and Josh Brolin as the ultimate bad guy Thanos.

In the footage, Spider-Man gets his spidey senses as he looks down to see hairs standing up on his arm and the rest of the Avengers are in a lot of trouble against Thanos.

"Avengers: Infinity War" comes out May 4, 2018.

Details given on 'Mulan,' 'Aladdin' and other projects

On the news front, Disney confirmed the development of a live-action "Mulan" film, a project with Dwayne Johnson called "Jungle Cruise," and the start of production for "Dumbo," from director Tim Burton, coming in 2019.

The studio showed off a replica of the Dumbo that will be featured in the live-action film, a blue-eyed elephant measuring 3.5 feet tall and 5.5 feet wide, that earned swooning from the audience.

Disney also announced the cast of "Aladdin," following reports last week that they were having trouble finding a star for the film.

Mena Massoud, ("Jack Ryan") will play the title role, Naomi Scott ("Power Rangers") will play Jasmine and Will Smith will take on the role of Genie.

The panel followed what was a slower news event on Friday.

At its animation presentation, Disney announced a couple of untitled projects, including a movie set in a suburban fantasy world about two teenage brothers hoping to spend one magical day with their late father.

The studio has several major features in the pipeline, previewing "Frozen 2," "Incredibles 2" and "Toy Story 4." A 21-minute featurette based on "Frozen," "Olaf's Frozen Adventure," will also precede its next animated movie, "Coco," which premieres this fall.

CNN's Brian Lowry and The Associated Press contributed to this report.